Hi there,
I am Dr Deepak, I work in ER where we see many patient with head injury.
As you have told you had fallen down and injured your head, you were conscious and oriented which is a good thing. You remember the incident quit well which is also a good thing.
I worry about your arm which went numb and tingled for a duration of 5 mins, that should not happen in simple head injury.
You are having a bump on the head, which I thing will be fine, it will go away after some days (5-7 days) you can apply some ice packs on it.
You also told that you are having neck ache. I seriously recommend you should go to the Doctor in the ER for that, there is possibility of neck injury, and you did told that you had numbness and tingling of the hands.
Thank you,
Hope you recover from your injuries soon.

Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. It is good that you are conscious, oriented after head injury. You must rule out signs of dangerous head injury like
: vomiting
: bleed through nose/ear/throat
: decreasing consciousness
: fits
: onset of new focal deficit
: persistent non relieving headache even after taking painkillers.
If you are having any of above signs, you must consult ER as soon as possible. The doctor might get CT scan of head to rule out fracture or brain bleed. Further management will be decided after CT report.


If no above sign, you can follow few tips for relief in pain and swelling
: Take rest
: Keep your head at higher level than chest
: Apply icepacks at injury site
: You can take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription.
: Avoid pressure at injury site

Hope it will help you. If still no relief, you should consult doctor.

Thanks. Take care.